About WinCONPOINT 1.01
      WinCONPOINT is a Windows version of the FORTRAN program CONPOINT by Rodrigo Salgado. Some modern interface facilities have been added for ease-of-use. The program in its current version calculates either cylindrical or spherical cavity pressure versus strain in sands, given the values of a number of soil variables (for either the Bolton or State Parameter models) and soil state variables (relative density and stress state). It can also be used to compute cone tip resistance if the Bolton model is used together with cylindrical cavity expansion. The program also provides detailed information on the evolution of soil state within the plastic zone around the expanding cavity.
      CONPOINT resulted from extensive research done on cone resistance in sands. The program is intended at this time for use in research, although ongoing application of the program to geotechnical practice have been demonstrating its usefulness.



Using WinCONPOINT
      To make the best use of the program, analysis using WinCONPOINT takes place in three major steps:

1. input -- parameters are defined and entered into the analysis queue.

2. compute -- the program performs the iterative analysis of the cavity expansion problem using the parameters specified in the analysis queue. Each entry is processed in turn.

3. output -- the input parameters as well as the results of the computations are written to comma-separated value (.csv) files for use in other spreadsheet applications, such as Excel.

      User progress within WinCONPOINT can be saved and retrieved at any time using the file utilities.



Navigating the User's Guide
      A navigation menu has been provided on the left of the page for easy access to each section of the user's guide. The main sections are

Preparing Input -- contains illustrations and instructions on how to begin using WinCONPOINT and set the various options and soil model parameters that WinCONPOINT uses during analysis.

Running the Analysis -- explains how to run and stop the cavity expansion computations within WinCONPOINT and briefly explains how WinCONPOINT processes the enqueued input variables.

Output -- contains illustrations and instructions on how to access the results of WinCONPOINT analyses.

CONPOINT theory -- contains a hyperlink to the original CONPOINT documentation which includes notes on the calculations used by CONPOINT and WinCONPOINT.

      If you are using WinCONPOINT for the first time, you are encouraged to start viewing this documentation by looking at the start dialog topic first.



Copyright Notice
CONPOINT Copyright © 1993-2004 Rodrigo Salgado
WinCONPOINT and WinCONPOINT User's Guide Copyright © 2005 Rodrigo Salgado